Listening to her grandparents, uncles and residents in Craig, East Bank Demerara discuss the political events of the day in the family shop during her early years, Sara Bharrat, 33, learned how they took part in community life, how neighbours helped one another during the strife of the 60s, how “they made out” under Forbes Burnham, and so she developed an interest for politics.
“We had a shop at my grandmother’s house, where I heard all these stories on the sidelines about their place in Guyana’s political history. Men were always around taking their drinks and there would always be these spirited discussions on the issues of the day. That was where all my passion for politics started.”